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My dog is throwing up, losing weight, and barely pooping. What's wrong?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 11 months old | 60 lbs

Why does my dog keep trowing up? Other symptoms are: loss of weight, appetite, energy, my dog is also constantly sleeping, hardly poops and when he does it's a small amount, besides why, what can i do?

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on September 2nd, 2017

Joe sounds very ill, and the best thing you can do for her is take her into a vet immediately. It's quite serious that she keeps throwing up, has lost weight, is very lethargic, and hardly poops. These can be signs of a foreign body, which is fatal without treatment. Labs are notorious for eating things they should not, so this would be at the top of my differentials list. Other causes can include pancreatitis, a severe GI illness, or pyometra. Unspayed dogs are are risk of developing this life threatening infection of the uterus, which is also fatal without treatment. Joe needs to be seen now by a vet to diagnose what is causing her symptoms so she can be treated. Please take her into an ER vet clinic; if there isn't one in your area, there will be a vet on call for emergencies. The information to reach that vet is found on a clinic's answering machine or website.

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